Ambrose
Americannoun
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Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.
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a first name: from a Greek word meaning “immortal.”
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Saint. ?340–397 ad , bishop of Milan; built up the secular power of the early Christian Church; also wrote music and Latin hymns. Feast day: Dec 7 or April 4
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Curtly (ˈkɜːtlɪ). born 1963, Antiguan cricketer; played for the West Indies 1987–2000
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Ambrose Doone also resigned as a safeguarding officer in 2024 after three years in the role due to what he claimed was the failure of the leadership to act.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A big part of that stigma, Ambrose believes, is the unfortunate proliferation of associating breast cancer with the color pink.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
All the streamers have struggled in some way with live, said Robert Ambrose, chief executive of market research firm Caretta Research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
Ambrose points at Ma’s purse and asks, “What else did she have on her when you...uh, got separated?”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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